ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)– Busy traffic down Washington Avenue has the City of St. Louis taking steps to develop a permanent plan to control activity.

Recently the city shut down Washington Avenue over the weekend in various ways to find a final solution to excessive foot and car traffic.

Now they have a new plan. They`re closing off both sides of Washington Avenue between 9th and 14th streets from 10 pm to 4 am over the weekend to traffic. In addition, the rule applies to anyone under 21. Jonathan Andros of Gelateria Tavolini says the closure won`t affect his business. He thinks the changes are good for his growing community.

“I think the city has done a good job of responding to the fact that we have 15,000 residents in the downtown now,” said Adros

Officers will also be on hand to issue summons to anyone who violates noise ordinances…